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APPLICATION FILED AUGZZ, 1921.

Eatented June 13, 1922.

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RUBBER. COMPANY, OF CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BAG.

To all wimm- 25 may compr/1,:

Be it known that I, Josnvri Tann, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Cuyahoga Falls, in the county of Summit and Stateof 0hio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bags, of which thefollowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to bags for holding golf clubs and like uses andmore particularly to a golf bag or the like produced of a moldablecomposition such as rubber compound with suitable reinforcements.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a golf bag that may becast, molded or formed in one piece as a unit, and including in themolded formation, a plurality of vertical stays which reinforce the baglongitudinally, and also the collar and collar rim at the top of thebag, and the bottom ring and base of the bag.

In accordance with my invention the bag bottom, which is molded as apart of the one-piece unit, has embedded therein a re inforcement ofspecial material somewhat harder than the rest of the bag and sodesigned as to resist the impact of the clubs or other articles. rlhisreinforcing material is at the same time resilient enough to avoidunnecessary and unpleasant metallic sounds and so as to cause no injuryto the clubs when dropping them into the bag. The foregoing and otherobjects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from thefollowing detailed description, and the distinctive feature of noveltywill be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a golf bag embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is al transverse section on a relatively enlarged scale, on line2 2 of-Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the same scale as Fig. 2,and with an intermediate portion brolen away.

1 0 indicates the body of the golf bag which may be made of a dimensionto receive a usual set of golf clubs, and as illustratively shown, ofcircular cross section. This body is produced of a suitable compositioncapable of being cast or molded, certain rubber compounds being suitablefor the purpose, and it has molded therewith, as a one-piece unit, atopcollar or band 11 with a collar ring or bead 12 at its upper exnspeeifmafm of Lettersratent. Famm@ Jun@ 13S 922 Application .filedAugust 22, 1921.

Serial No. 494,332.

tremity, and also a bottom reinforcing collar or band 13. The bag bottomlll is molded as a part'of the one-piece unit, substantially thickerthan the side walls and with a re inforcing layer l5 embedded therein.This reinforcing layer or sheet may be of any suitable material,somewhat harder than the rest of the bag, and with a toughness to resist the impact of the clubs. vulcanized canvas or fiber is suitable forthis purpose though other materials may be used.

Molded also as a part of the one-piece unit are a plurality of verticalstays or ribs en'n tending the length of the bag between the end collarsll, 13. Two such vertical stays are herein indicated at opposite sidesof the bag, these appearing as ribs 16 exteriorly of the bag.Incorporated in this bag or unit is an interior carcass of strong fabricsuch as canvas indicated at 17 and lining the entire interior of thebag, thus giving reinforcement at all necessary points.

In the preferred process of manufacture, the entire bag is built up inthe uncured state, then placed in a mold which gives the outer contourto the bag; the hollow of the bag is formed by inserting into theuncured, but built up bag, what is known as an air bag, previous toclosing the mold. `When pressure and heat are turned on in the curingprocess, air is injected into this air bag at a pre-determined pressurewhich forces the material with great pressure against the inside of themold, thus insuring a uniform and perfect cure.

In the practice of the invention, the bag may be made either with asmooth outer surface or with any suitable grain representing leather orany other lrind of surface. rThe bag thus produced may have attachedthereto a ball poclret 18, shoulder straps 1 9, and a handle 20, allthese parts being preferably made of moldable rubber composition whichmay be the same as that of the body of the bag; these parts may beattached either by stitching or riveting, the straps being preferablyriveted, and the ball pocket stitched to the bag body. I am aware thatthe invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desirethe present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrativeand not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims ratherthan to the fore- 3. A golf bag or the like comprising zi bodyi'einfoced interiorly by a fil-bfi@ lining with collars at top andbottoni, a reinforced bottoni, opposite Vertical stays extending thelength of the bag and a top bea-d, all formed and molded as' a one-pieceunit and vulcanized.

ln testimony wlieieotl I aliX my signature in 'pi'esence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH TERE.

lVitnesses: Y

R. l). JENKS, RUTH ANDERSON.

